THE TOWN OF NEW ROCHELLE. 619 



fore the conformity, Governor Ingoldesby issued an order or license, 

 empowering the inhabitants to erect the same.* The undertaking, how- 

 ever, met with such violent opposition from the enemies of the Church, 

 that nothing seems to have been done — either towards locating or build- 

 ing the proposed edifice, during the remainder of Ingoldesby's adminis- 

 tration. This honor was reserved for his successor, Col. Robert Hunter, 

 who vigorously espoused the cause of the Church; and upon the 2d day 

 of August, 17 10, issued the following : — 



LICENSE TO ERECT A CHURCH IN NEW ROCHELLE. 



" By His Excellency Robert Hunter, Esq., Capt. Generall and 

 Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Provinces of New York, 

 New Jersey, and all the Territories Depending thereon in 

 America, and Vice- Admiral of the same, &c. 



To the Hon'ble Coll. Caleb Heathcote, Coll. Lewis Morris. To the Rev. Mr. 

 Bondett, Minister of New Rochelle, to Capt. Oliver Besley, Dr. John Neville, 

 Isaiah Le Villain and the other Inhabitants of the town of New Rochelle, in the 

 County of Westchester, Communicants of the Church of England, as by Law 

 Established, Greeting : Whereas, I am informed of your pious design to build 

 a church for the worship and Service of God according to the form and manner 

 Prescribed in the Liturgy of the Church of England, & am applyed to for Ly- 

 cence to erect it in the Publick street. I have thought fitt and doe hereby give 

 Leave and Lycence to you to Erect such Building in such Convenenient Place of 

 the said street as you shall think most Proper, Providing the Breadth of such 

 Church do not Exceed thirty foot ; and further, I do authorize and Impower you 

 to Receive and Collect such sums of money and other helps as Charitable People 

 shall be disposed to Contribute to this good work. 



Given under my hand and seal at New York, this second day of August, 1710. 



ROBERT HUNTER. 



By his Excellency's command. 



George Clarke." 



In pursuance of this Lycence, we, the within Nominated Trustees, appoynted 

 by his Excellency for the building of a Church for the worship of God according 

 to ye Liturgy of the Church of England at New Rochelle , have agreed to Build 

 it on the North side of ye high street in the said Town of New Rochelle, in ye 

 County of Westchester, the said Church forty foot in length and thirty foot in 

 breadth, between the Dwelling houses of Francis Le Conte and Zachary Anseu- 

 vain, as Judging it the most Convenient Place. 



Witness our hand this Eighth day of August, 1710, Newfville, Daniel giraud, 

 Isaac Quantin, Debonrepos^ Andre Naudain, daniel bennet, Caleb Heathcote, 

 Lewis Morris, Daniel Bondet, Besley, E. Valleau, Pierre Valleau, F. LeConte, 

 ambroise Sicart, J. Levillain." & 



a See County Records, Lib. D. p. 72. 



h Documentary Hist, of N. Y., vol. iii. pp. 942, 943. 



